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steveleb:
I honestly thought a decently produced two hour block of game shows in the afternoon had the ability to attract a decent audience.
I still do.
Clay Zambo:
I didn't think I had one, but after watching that late '89 WOF recently linked, I do:
Rolf didn't get a fair shake.
He seemed really pleasant and engaged in the contestant interviews, and I think he could have grown into the hosting role nicely.
chris319:
--- Quote from: Jeremy Nelson on January 14, 2025, 03:40:08 PM ---1. Drew should stop doing the Spay and Neuter signoff. He's found his own cause telling people to take care of their mental health, and often times those two messages seem like too much of a mouthful. As a friend recently mentioned, the show is still doing a Pet Adoption Week, so there are ways to honor the positive parts of Bob's legacy without being beholden to a magic phrase that doesn't resonate with people anymore.
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I'm on the phone to Evelyn Warfel.
jw2001:
--- Quote from: Neumms on January 16, 2025, 01:15:54 AM ---Possibly hot take: I don’t like Mark Summers. Big caveat: I was too old for Double Dare, but I find him charmless and aggressively dull on anything else, even his Food Network show. I’m sure he’s nice in person, though.
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Nicest guy in the business! Marc is also very funny.
A few of my hot takes:
- I find Tic Tac Dough to be boring. I loved watching it when I was a little kid, mainly for the visual and graphical aspects, as well as the bonus round. Wink was a great host, of course. As an adult, the show can't hold my attention. "Strategy, knowledge, and fun." Okay, but where's the fun? I am interested to see how GSN's update will be though.
- I'm not interested in how modern game shows put such a large focus on the contestant's human interest story. Yes, let us get to know the players, but then just play the game without all the fluff. Press Your Luck's bonus round and Deal or No Deal, I'm looking at you.
- I don't care for the Showcase Showdown anymore. Whenever I do watch TPIR, I just mute that segment.
- My favorite version of Hollywood Squares is John Davidson's version.
DoItRockapella:
--- Quote from: Clay Zambo on January 16, 2025, 11:24:06 AM ---I didn't think I had one, but after watching that late '89 WOF recently linked, I do:
Rolf didn't get a fair shake.
He seemed really pleasant and engaged in the contestant interviews, and I think he could have grown into the hosting role nicely.
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In a somewhat similar vein:
I don't think Patrick Wayne is anywhere near as bad a host as people make him out to be. Is he a "good" host? No - but people make him out to be the worst game show host in history. I've seen orders of magnitude worse. Ditto Mike Reilly.
None of this is to defend either Tic Tac Dough 90 or Monopoly 90, both of which had much greater issues then who was hosting.
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